Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Hanscom AFB supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.